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Myron McKinley has been the musical director and keyboard player of the seminal Earth, Wind & Fire for more than eight years. With a strong musical background in jazz and hip hop, he creates seamless segues between hit songs during the band's ninety minute continuous sets. Myron's expertise in both music and technology have brought him together with other musicians as well, including Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, and Stevie Wonder. In this episode of Rehearsal Space, Myron talks about how technology has completely changed the music industry and how he uses Apple's MainStage during live Earth, Wind & Fire performances. He goes on to discuss the experience of joining such a legendary and respected band at this point in his career. For more episodes of Rehearsal Space, click here.

Alain Macklovitch aka A-Trak began his music career in Montreal at the age of 13. Influenced by his older brother David (of the band Chromeo), he began scratching records on his father’s turntable. Before long, his DJ battles became the stuff of legend, culminating in A-Trak winning the DMC World Championship when he was just 15 years old. Since then he's accumulated numerous awards and has found success both as a DJ and a producer. In this episode of Rehearsal Space, A-Trak discusses the pros and cons of being Kanye West's tour DJ and the appeal of combining hip hop and club music. He also explains how Apple’s Logic Studio gives him the control and the tools he needs to create music at home. Despite all of his successes, A-Trak doesn’t look backwards. He’s too busy working on his debut album, running his record label Fool's Gold, producing tracks for Kid Sister, and planning what’s next. For more episodes of Rehearsal Space, click here.

Erykah Badu has been a distinctive and prominent voice in music since her debut album, Baduizm, entered the Billboard Charts at number #2 in 1997. As a poet, a performer, a style icon and a producer, this “analogue girl in a digital world” has successfully controlled both her image and her music. In this episode of Rehearsal Space, Erykah explains why her new album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), is the album she wanted to write all her life. She also discusses how technology made it possible. From collaborating with producers on her iChat buddy list to exploring the digital side of music production, first with Garage Band and ultimately with Logic Studio, Erykah uses technology to help communicate her highly personal urban philosophies to the world. For more episodes of Rehearsal Space, click here.

Singer, songwriter, rapper and producer T-Pain came up with the Florida rap group Nappy Heads, but went solo in the early 2000’s with his recording of “I’m F***ed Up” a rework of Akon’s Top Ten hit “Locked Up.” After hearing the track, Akon signed Pain to his label, Konvict Muzic, where he would release his first album Rappa Turnt Sanga in 2005. The 2007 follow up, Epiphany, has perpetuated Pain’s meteoric rise by producing multiple hit singles. The album, in addition to several collaborations in ’07, gained Pain nominations for an MTV award, an American Music Award and five Grammy Awards. In this episode of Rehearsal Space, T-Pain discusses coming up in the industry the hard way, working with limited access to gear and hustling his music outside of clubs. He talks about breaking new ground in music while still appealing to current trends and the progression of his production techniques from analog to his current work in Logic Pro 8.